Where does “ruusuhiottu” come from?

ruusuhiottu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruusu, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ruusuhiottu (Finnish): rose cut

Definitions

  1. rose cut

Ancestry of “ruusuhiottu”, step by step

ruusuhiottu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruusu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruusurose; erysipelas
2SwedishRosmostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie
3Swedishrosapink; praise, commend
4Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
5Germanrosépale pink
6Middle High Germanrôserose
7Old High Germanrōsa—
8LatinRosarose
9Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
10Old Persianwurdiflower
11Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
14Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish hiottu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiottuhoned, polished, refined, sanded; Past passive...
2Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
3Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
4Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →